First Tee Tri-Valley, building game changers, learning character and life skills through the game of golf, hosted a wonderful outdoor networking mixer for us last week.

Special thank you to Executive Director Laurie Smith and Program Director Jill Womble for hosting this great event. Learn more about First Tee Tri Valley online, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Congratulations to Wendy Schulte and her team at Good Common Sense Naturals. They celebrated their new location in downtown Pleasanton with a ribbon cutting ceremony last week. Good Common Sense offers handmade skin care products from the finest natural materials the earth has to offer. Put good in get good out, it just makes good common sense! Their new location is 620 Main Street in Pleasanton.

Ribbon cuttings increase the visibility of a grand opening, new location, ground breaking or special anniversary. We'll bring the giant scissors and the red ribbon, invite our ambassadors and publicize the event in our various publications.

You're invited to join the chamber and our ambassadors at the following ribbon cutting ceremony.

3201 Danville Blvd., Suite 162, Alamo

Grand Opening Celebration

In case you missed it last week, our June E-Business Connection newsletter was sent to your inbox on Tuesday. The chamber's E-Business Connection is an electronic newsletter sent to the entire membership on the first Tuesday of the even-numbered months and features ribbon cuttings, spotlights on members, listing of new members and a word from our new President/CEO James Cooper.

Wet your whiskers and savor some whisky - the purrrrrfect pre-Father's Day gift - and benefit Valley Humane Society.

 

The all-inclusive ticket starts attendees with a welcome cocktail and grants access to enjoy 5 chef-curated food stations and 4 whisky tastings hosted by 10th Street Distillery, for just $95 per person.

 

While there, be sure to grab some raffle tickets for a chance to win a 10-course tasting menu for 4 guests (including wine pairings) and other amazing raffle prizes. A portion of each ticket sold benefits Valley Humane Society.

The California Office of the Small Business Advocate has awarded funding to the Chabot – Las Positas Community College District for the Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to provide grants to microbusinesses in the counties of Alameda, Amador, Contra Costa, and El Dorado.

This program will provide grants of $2,500 to microbusiness (businesses that have fewer than 5 employees and earn less than $50,000 per year) that were in operation in 2019, still in operation, and were impacted by the COVID-19 public health restrictions. Apply through August 12, 2022 at 5 p.m.

ADP has put together a 3-months-free promotion for Pleasanton Chamber members. Get 3 months of ADP service for free if started by June 23, 2022. Contact Ashley Thurman at 925-400-3841 or ashley.thurman@adp.com for more details and to get started.

The Pleasanton Chamber Golf Outing 2022 returns to Callippe Preserve Golf Course on Friday, September 23, 2022. This is the Chamber's one true fundraising event of the year. Jump on this fantastic opportunity to start your weekend early. This event is a fun-filled afternoon of golf, great food, drink and fantastic prizes, with lots of great networking, business promotion and contacts to be made.

We are in search of mixer hosts for December 2022, and January and February 2023. Our mixers are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. If you have any interest in hosting a networking mixer for the chamber, please email Susie.

The chamber's Business Connection newsletter is a bi-monthly publication inserted into the Pleasanton Weekly on the first Friday of the odd-numbered months. Our next newsletter comes out Friday, July 1. It features business spotlights on members, a column by the board chair, membership anniversaries, ribbon cuttings and more.

If you'd like to have your company featured with a business spotlight article in an upcoming Business Connection newsletter, please email Susie.

The Pleasanton Young Professionals (PYPs) is the premier networking group for emerging and established young professionals ages 21-40.

Learn more about the PYPs on our website, on Facebook and on Instagram.

The Pleasanton Chamber is organized to benefit business by being the catalyst for business and economic growth, the convener of leaders and influencers, and the champion for a stronger and healthy community. In line with our mission, we are pleased to present to you our 2022 event sponsorship opportunities. We have put these together to fit all business sizes, and we encourage you to consider making an investment in any or all of these events.

Jump start your outreach with a targeted campaign to a very active business community and vibrant community of readers. With options ranging from a one-time print ad to having a regular presence in all of our publications to a banner ad on our online directory, we invite you to give consumers the knowledge of what your business is known for.

Contact us today to find out how you can be included.

The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce has traveled to more than 30 destinations over the past decade. From river cruises and trains to ancient ruins and sandy beaches, the chamber partners with top tour companies to offer a wide variety of destinations for both domestic and international travel. We take care of the details to ensure a smooth planning process and a great trip.

2022 travel destinations include Western Canada's Rockies, Lakes & Wine Country, Alaska and Switzerland, Austria & Bavaria. 2023 destinations include Costa Rica, Ireland and Bluegrass Country & the Smoky Mountains.